and -- but nonetheless in the context of the passage of power to kim jong-il to kim jong-un.whether or not on that basis we might see any kind of a revisiting of their strategies and policies. that said, the caution is appropriate that north korea has regularly and repeatedly declared that it is a fully developed nuclear weapon state. that its nuclear missiles, nuclear weapons and missiles are part of kim jong-il's legacy that he leaves behind, and that more to the point that north korea expects to be treated on an equal level with a recognition of its standing as a state in possession of nuclear weapons. all of this, of course, north korea has undertaken in acute national pressures from its allies, former allies, from its adversaries from the international atomic agency. all of this in the face of extreme economic isolations. it's a commitment that they take seriously.

the diplomatic break through comes two months after kim jong-un took over control of the country after the death of his father, kim jong-il. under the agreement, the north would suspend long-range missile tests and the enrichment of uranium, still the regime backed out of similar pledges in the past leaving u.s. officials not quite as impressed as some about the path forward. >> the united states, i will be quick to add, still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong-il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation on to the path of peace by living up to its obligations. today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction. we, of course, will be watching closely and judging north korea's new leaders by their actions. >> a modest first step, says secretary clinton. the agreement will allow international nuclear inspectors back inside north korea for the first time in years. >>> the state department, meanwhile, also dealing with the crisis in syria where forces loyal to bashar assad look poised to launch a major ground invasion against rebe

it comes just a couple months after the death of kim jong-il and since his third son kim junk unon took over. >> reporter: this plan is believed to be organized back in december with kim jong-il at the help. of course is son is at the helm now. there is some continuity between the two leaders and things are picking up where they left off with kim jong-il. south korean civilians on the street are a little more wary as to whether or not this will work. >> translator: regarding the dialogue between the united states and north korea, i like the denuclearization over the pen anyone la. many are surviving. it's good that they will provide food. >> translator: north korea provided denuclearization in the past but changed their mind. they destroyed a reactor but it turned out to be a show. we better not trust this agreement as we think about their behavior in the past. >> reporter: nina, this is considered just the first step. >> paula hancocks in seoul. thanks for that. >>> just ahead on "world business today," what's global slowdown. advertising giant wpp posts strong fourth quarter results.

kim jong un. secretary clinton today called it a reminder that the world is transforming. >> the united states-- i will be quick to add-- still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation onto the path of peace by living up to its obligations. >> woodruff: this is not the in 1994, former president jimmy carter-- acting for the clinton administration-- brokered a deal for pyongyang to shut down nuclear plants in exchange for u.s. aid in building electrical power plants. the yongbyon plant remained closed until 2002 when both sides accused the other of not living up to the agreement. from there, the north went on to test-fire long-range missiles and conduct its first underground nuclear test. in 2007, the bush administration, along with south korea, russia, china and japan negotiated a new halt to north korea's nuclear program. this time, north korea again agreed to disable the complex at yongbyon, and it received one million tons of el. the disabling was halted months later though, after the u.s. and north koreans were unable to agree on verification measures. given that history,

so it's now ten weeks since the death of kim jong il and kim jong il in many ways even more than his father is identified with a formal confirmation that in fact really go back though decades well before the united states ever sat down to negotiate with the north koreans. number three at this time has declared steve noted they would undertake a moratorium on additional nuclear weapons testing long-range missile tests and will also cease enrichment activities underway provided they were quote on quote product of talks in the river to the united states and north korea. i will slocum said it's a little ambiguous in the statement the would return to the international atomic energy agency inspectors. where they had been absent since 2008. and one of the encouraging signs north korea did ascent in its statement claimed that it would accept the 1953 armistice accord as the interim basis for the peace and stability on the korean peninsula, the cornerstone u.s. and since north karelia over the last five or more years has regularly trust the armistice accord we can take this as something of a

in 2000, kim jong-il, kim jong-un's father, suggested to then u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright a missile deal in which north korea would haltuture rocket lnches while the u.s. would sponsor satellite launches for north korean use. so north korea might make the same kind of proposal again in the near future. >> that was a associate professor from japan's national graduate institute for policy studies. >>> women in a city in southern france are reeling after a man with a gun started shooting at a jewish school. the attack happened monday in toulouse. at least four people are dead, three of them children. the attacker was on a scooter. he fired a gun at students and their guardians near the junior high school. local police and other sources say along with the dead, some people were wounded. the gunman fled the scene and investigators are searching for him. they're also looking into possible links to two separate shootings that happened last week near toulouse. three french soldiers died in those attacks. french interior minister claude gueant

in 2000, kim jong-il, kim jong-un's father, suggested to then u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright a missile deal in which north korea would halt future rocket launches while the u.s. would sponsor satellite launches for north korean use. so north korea might make the same kind of proposal again in the near future. >> that was a associate professor from japan's national graduate institute for policy studies. >>> japan's fire and disaster management agency has produced a video to warn of the danger of fires caused by earthquakes. household appliances started at least 140 fires in the immediate aftermath of last year's earthquake. the video shows a powerful jolt hurling clothes around a room. an electric heater then ignites the clothing. the room burns down in about 20 minutes. the video also warns that floor lamps and fish tank heaters can start fires. they tell viewers to turn off circuit breakers and electric devices after a quake. the agency will send a video to local governments and fire departments across the country, but also shows the fil

this of course north korean dictator kim jung un who took over for kim jong il.ith the panel. charles? >> leap day deal, it's a fool's deal. on two counts. number one, we know they are going to cheat. every time we had an agreement with them going back to framework agreement. we provide real stuff, three-quarter of a ton of badly needed food which the regime needs to survive. we give them real stuff and they give false promises over two decades. they set up violations in advance. they said today they will only carry out the agreement as long as talks proceed fruitfully. so at any time they can stand up and walk out and say we're obstructing and break agreements. the second part is worse. even if they adhere to the agreements this is completely useless. all this does is stop uraniumen richment. they have plutonium program. that's untouch and that is the program that produced the nukes that the north koreans have today. it precedeed this and there is no change at all. this is a nice soothing headline for administration in an election year. >> bret: unicef says 80%

kim jong ill. which was a surprise. what's your take? >> this negotiation was done when kim jong-il was alive. negotiated the afreed frame work. we're seeing the same parallel now. >> this is to be processed as part of kim jong-il's will's. >> the now ruler of north korea was not in a position to force through this agreement with the generals who really want to hold onto their nukes. the only way he could get this agreement through was to say this is dad's will. >> how long will that help in the negotiations? this nuclear negotiator, top negotiator, for the north is headed to the united states next week for continued talks wp we heard the secretary of state express hope but still caution. we know the dire situation of the people of north korea. this food aid is desperately needed. >> it is. the real concern is going to be whether this aid gets diverted. whether there's enough monitoring of it, and whether it helps through a very difficult period. when they stabilize themselves they could become again. >> what are you hoping out of this meeting next week? >> they don't have anything scheduled.

kim jong un? >> there was a rumor of a deal that was almost done before kim jong il died. the rumor was that the north koreans and the u.s. were very close to a deal but it never happened. after kim jong un came to power, they met in china and everything seems to have taken off. the americans said there was a problem earlier in terms of what kind of food assistance they would give to north korea. north korea was asking for grains. they said, we will not give you this. we will give you nutritional assistance. the north koreans have accepted that that is what they will get. in some ways, you could see that as a sign that the new leader is flexible in his approach to negotiations. that is certainly one interpretation as is the speed with which this has happened. north korea is still officially in the morning for its leader. there could also be a willingness to open up on the part of the new leader but it could also indicate a desperation from north korea to get more food in the country. >> we will leave it there. just a few hours, iranians will go to the polls. they are voting

two months after kim jong un came to power following the death of his father, kim jong il. more from seoul. >> on both sides of the pacific, two of the world's most bitter adversaries confirmed what has been rumored care for months. the u.s. and north korea had a deal. north korea has agreed to implement a moratorium on long- range missile launches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activity at .ongbyon o the representative -- the announcement represents a modest first step. >> north correct can expect almost a quarter of a million tons of nutritional assistance. along with people to monitor where it goes. one more reminder, says the u.s., that the world is transforming around us. not everybody is celebrating yet. many have been here before. four years ago the cooling tower at yongbyon nuclear site was destroyed. a symbol of success to multilateral negotiations. the mood of international cooperation lasted not much longer than the tower itself. since then, north korea has carried out a nuclear test, shelled the south korean island and unveiled a new nuclear program. is this agreem

and have observed the arab spring, the bold operation that killed osama bin laden, the death of kim jong il and the succession of kim jong un, the passage of the budget control act and the adoption of new defense strategic guidance. through this extraordinary period of challenge and change, stratcom's focus has remained constant, to deter, detect and prevent attacks on the united states, our allies and partners and to be prepared to employ force as needed. our priorities are clear, deter, attack, partner with the other commands to win today, respond to the new challenges in space, build cyberspace capability and capacity and prepare for uncertainty. transcending all of these priorities is the threat of n e nuclear materials or wednesdayons in twednesdaapons the hands of extremistextremist. conflict will likely be increasingly hybrid in nature, encompassing, land, sea and hybrid space, cross geographic boundaries, involve multiple participants. i think it's important to note the same space and cyberspace tools that connect us together just last month the department of defense released new st

and have observed the arab spring, the bold operation that killed osama bin laden, the death of kim jong il and the succession of kim jong un, the passage of the budget control act and the adoption of new defense strategic guidance. through this extraordinary period of challenge and change, stratcom's focus has remained constant, to deter, detect and prevent attacks on the united states, our allies and partners and to be prepared to employ force as needed. our priorities are clear, deter, attack, partner with the other commands to win today, respond to the new challenges in space, build cyberspace capability and capacity and prepare for uncertainty. transcending all of these priorities is the threat of n e nuclear materials or wednesdayons in twednesdaapons the hands of extremistextremist. conflict will likely be increasingly hybrid in nature, encompassing, land, sea and hybrid space, cross geographic boundaries, involve multiple participants. i think it's important to note the same space and cyberspace tools that connect us together just last month the department of defense released new st

a massive rally based on accusations that south korea defamed its new leader, kim jong-un and his late father, kim jong-ile rally took place in a square in central pyongyang on sunday. it was a response to photos of the father and son with threatening slogans posted at a military unit in the south. north korea's chief of staff, ri yong ho, read a statement that the military will wage what it calls a sacred war against the south. citizens and soldiers who filled the square chanted that they will become guns and bombs to protect the new leader. observers say the north korean leadership is trying to tighten its grip ahead of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, kim il-sung, on april 15th. >>> japan's emperor is back at the palace after spending 16 days in the hospital. minimum february, he had heart by pass surgery. the imperial household agency overseeing his duties is seeking ways to lighten his busy schedule. the emperor left the hospital in tokyo sunday afternoon. the medical supervisor said water is collecting in the emperor's chest, and he shows a lack of appetite, but he says t

while it be a gooo signal kim jong-un is rather than saber-rattle just months after the death of his father -- kim jong-ilt destructive weaponry. ya knowwkarl marx said history repeats itself. well, its doing that rightt now. a recent unicef study fouud a whopping eighty percent of the children in north korea are malnourished ... and as part of this deal thh u.s. issputting up 240- thoussnd tons of food aid ... kyl blasted the wwite house n - for this, noting it's breaking a ppomise to not provide such incentives in exchange for what he called "dubious commitmentss of cooppration kyl added, "i am deeply surprised, by the about--fce. this is just par for the course foo an administrationn that as a demonstratee record of miiseaainggcongress and disreearding u.s. national security." well us officialsssay north korea insisted the food aid be included. its one of many questions hanging over &pphis deal... including will the six parry talks gett resumed ss we can find out whether or not the nuclear program will really get pismantled. at the white house, ed henry, fox news we're still tracking phose deadly storm

in 1994 when kim song the founder died his son and heir kim jong il took over did. a similar deal only to renege on it and use it as a way of buying time. the question is now whether his successor kim jong un kim the younger is trying the same tactic. gordon chang likes to quote marx saying history repeats itself. more towards a quote from mao the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. this is just a single step they say but that's better than standing still. >> shepard: certainly is. jonathan hunt, thanks a lot. leaders at the pentagon met with israel's defense minister to discuss topics including tension with iran. there has been a great deal of speculation as you no doubt know that israel is preparing to launch a preemptive strike and it is only speculation. israeli leaders say they haven't decided one way or another what they're going to do. washington's latest set of financial penalties against iran took effect just today. they stem from legislation the president signed in december and they are meant to punish iran for its nuclear program. and of

you've got kim jong-il. wait a minute. we need to clean this up. it's okay for you. if somebody ask you what you're wearing, you will say kim jong-il. >> have fun this evening. >>> sacha baron cohen on the oscar red carpet with an urn full of ashes. i guess you have to expect something like that. back with bill maher. from hbo's "real time with bill maher." >> i hadn't seen. i happen to know. larry charles directed that. directed my movie. i happen to know that movie is going to be a scream. >> i think sacha baron cohen is a comedy genius. it just was funny. i love the fact that everyone is outraged. >> it's silly. what's to get upset about? what to get up set about is the french took over our motion picture show. >> now, you the vanity fair, you met tim tebow. i was there and didn't get to meet him. tell me about the moment. >> tebow -- >> he's a phenomenon. >> 20 minute. we talked for a long time. >> do you like him? >> i never didn't like him. people think i don't like him because he's super religious and i'm an atheist. >> something to do with this e-mail or this

the banner contained slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father, kim jong-il. >>> enjoys from the united states and north korea have yet to agree on much, except extending talks to finalize details of a u.s. food aid program for the north. after more than six hours of talk in beijing, u.s. special envoy robert king told reporters they will continue their talks on thursday. >> we've discussed a number of the issues. we've made progress. we still have issues to resolve. >> during the talks, the u.s. is believed to have demanded the north to accept western officials to monitor the food shipments. the measure will ensure the aid reaches the most needy people and is not diverted to the military. the two nations agreed last month that the u.s. will provide north korea with 240,000 tons of nutritional supplements. in exchange, the north will suspend its uranium enrichment and missile launches and allow international nuclear inspectors into the country. >>> japan will, for the first time, join the united states and the philippines in their annual joint military drill next month. japan

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rally in the north korean capital pyongyang marked the 100th day since the death of former leader kim jong il. as we heard earlier, president obama today talked about a stark difference. the poverty of the north compared to the prosperity of south korea. escape from the north is close to impossible, but tonight celia hatton has the story of one man's harrowing journey out. >> reporter: danny lee is among the very few north koreans who have made it to america inch california for nearly six years, lee fled his homeland at age 18. "i didn't want to starve to death, so i ran," he says. "my only desire was to eat until i was full." hunger drove lee from north korea. danny's beloved grandmother had already died of malnutrition. two-thirds of north korea's population don't have enough to eat on a regular basis. lee escaped like the north koreans seen in this rare footage by crossing the tumen river into china. "i escaped at night because if someone saw me when i crossed, they would kill me," and it doesn't stop. there blengding into the local population is critical. china is hostile to the refugees.

the death of kim jong il could have derailed it.d was set on its way before his death. >> do you think the new leadership is dedicated to the negotiations of some sort? >> that is what it looks like. that is a big relief that that is the direction they want to go. the deal includes shutting down the at nuclear enrichment plant and allowing monitors back into the plant for the first time. this is the most important part of the deal. to get north korea to agree to shut down this nuclear enrichment plant. >> others have suggested the same thing. we have been here. we have had negotiations go further than this. >> is very difficult in a presidential alexian year. there are significant concessions which will draw significant concessions from the north koreans. the hope is to get the negotiations going and to make some progress. i do not have big hopes that there will be huge progress. >> what are the steps that you are going to look for from pyongyang to make you think that it is different? >> they need to shut down the centrifuges at th

defectors' family are to be executed if the escape took place during the mourning period for the late kim jong-il. in south korea, some people are signing petitions hoping to pressure the chinese. a defector in his 20s is taking part in the campaign. when he was a child, he and his parents fled to china. after the parents died, police captured him. subjecting him to harsh questioning. they tried to find out if he planned to go to south korea. >> translator: to force a confession out of me, they tied me to a bed. they wouldn't let me sleep for two days. but i didn't confess. >> reporter: eventually chinese authorities returned him to north korea. for three years he served time in a labor camp just like defectors in the movie. after his release, he made it to south korea. but it was a close call. >> translator: china is cruel to people who with defect to stay alive. they send them to their deaths. >> reporter: these human rights workers from south korea have people who want to escape from the north. during the last decade, the group smuggled some 380 fugitives out of china into south korea. if the

people in north korea are marking the end of a 100-day mourning period following the death of leader kim jong il. tens of thousands of people gathered to pay their respects. kim died of a heart attack in november. he led north korea for nearly two decades. >>> former vice president dick cheney recovering from a heart transplant. >> up next, we'll hear from a heart expert at washington hospital about cheney's chances of survival. tucker? >> good morning. after rain showers yesterday, we are looking at evening clearing and a nice start to your day. we'll have a lot of sunshine but cooler temperatures on the way. i'll have all the details on your forecast and julie wright has a look at traffic right after the break. q what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. presenting woolite complete. it cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. woolite. long live your wardrobe. >>> quite ate sight down at the tidal basin on sunday. fireworks went off during the day as part of the

even though kim jong-il is gone and we have a new leader there, i think it's extremely important that the state department get everything written in blood, so to speak, to make sure we're not shafted again. recently tom do not lynn and chairman of the joi -- donnellin went to visit israel. the tone was, they were urging israel not to take any unilateral action as far as attack on iran is concerned. i know just recently they said they certainly weren't in any way going to involve the united states to give us some semblance of separation from that. i wonder why it is that the administration doesn't give complete support to israel and say if ran continues with its program, we will do whatever is necessary to stop the program and give israel the support that i think they need. right now they are surrounded by all the potential enemies you can count. they really need, i think, in the world of public relations to know, and the world to know, that the united states is with them through thick and thin. the last thing i talked to you onabout before and i'll give you time to respond. i've been

visited the dmz on sunday as north koreans marked 100 days since the death of their former leader kim jong-il. the office said that obama is full of hatred toward the north. it added that his action was discourteous and offensive to the people who were holding a memorial ceremony. the statement warned he should be careful of the consequences of what it called his insincere act. >>> americans are finding more work as seen in the declining unemployment rate. but federal chairman ben bernanke is not satisfied. let's get ai uchida to tell us more. >> good morning, catherine. exactly. bernanke says more needs to be done to create jobs. he says that that will require keeping credit easing measures in place. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke spoke to a group of economists. bernanke welcomed the recent decline in the u.s. jobless rate, but he said employment at -- unemployment at 8.3% remains far from a normal level. >> we kant yet be sure the recent pace of improvement in the labor market will be sustained. conditions remain far from normal as shown, for example, by the high level of long-term u

even though kim jong-il is gone and we have a new leader there, i think it's extremely important that the state department get everything written in blood, so to speak, to make sure we're not shafted again. recently stop tom donilan and the chairman of the joint chiefs went over to visit israel. the tone was, they were urging israel not to take any unilateral action as far as

. >> and in terms of the progress that had been made prior to the demise of kim jong-il, are there any indications that those kinds of efforts or talks are taking place in lieu of the concerns that you just expressed of the sinking and the shelling of the by the north koreans? is there any prospect that those talks of economic opportunities being sought out by south koreans at this point? >> congressman, i have not seen any great change as a result of the succession with the new leader. i would welcome any discussion obviously. i think if the parties can discuss their differences, that's always a good thing. i have not seen any change. i defer to dr. lavoy on any policy issues in regard to that. >> i could add to that, congressman. north korea is an author tear an regime, of course, and has political successions that are extraordinarily difficult when you don't have a representative government which is the case there of course. so what we're seeing now and what we anticipate is provocative behavior because unfortunately this seems to be the only way that the north korean regime can try